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I think the text on the Showtime website, as quoted here, is the FICTIONAL biography of the CHARACTER. It doesn't agree with the historical William Compton at all - the historical William Compton was the son of Henry Compton, 1st Baron Compton and Frances Anne Hastings (she was not William's wife, as depicted in the show). His wife was Elizabeth Spencer. For now, I'm going to remove the text from this article and preserve it here, in case we decide to put it back - but it's NOT a description of the historical individual, and cannot be used as a basis for determining "historical deviations." --DrGaellon(talk | contribs) 02:53, 24 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I originally thought the website was about the character as well, but if you look at some of the others (like Margaret), it is clearly historical and often contradictory to the show. Even in the Compton piece below, it says he died in Scotland, which is not where the show depicts his death. I don't actually think that William Compton, 1st Earl of Northampton is the correct historical basis, he seems to have been alive much later. The dates don't really match up with the time period of the show (the historical Henry died way before this Compton). Anyway, for lack of evidence this can stay out, but this Baron Compton should not be considered the historical compariosn either. TAnthony 03:19, 24 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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Historical deviations
The official website of The Tudors states the following of the historical Compton:
When his father, Sir Edmund Compton, died, William became a ward of the crown and a page to the young prince Henry at the court of Henry VII. A friendship developed between the two boys which continued after the death of the old king and the succession of Henry VIII. His apparent involvement with Anne Stafford, wife of Sir George Hastings (later Earl of Huntingdon) and sister of the 3rd Duke of Buckingham, caused Cardinal Wolsey to accuse him of adultery and Sir George to take his wife to the safety of a nunnery. His attentions had been noted by Elizabeth, Anne's sister, who informed their brother who quarrelled with Compton and the King before storming from the court. Both sisters were ladies in waiting to Queen Katherine, and Henry made sure Elizabeth was dismissed for meddling. However, it was never entirely clear whether Compton had been pursuing his own suit or that of the King. Compton died of the "sweating sickness" in Scotland, where he had been sent on service, in 1523. [1]
None of these events were dramatized in The Tudors beyond Compton's friendship with Henry and his death. In the series, however, Compton dies in Warwickshire rather than Scotland.
